Some of the best bipartisan legislation on which I worked involved improving adoption and foster care services.  When I arrived in 2006, a major bill was introduced to streamline the adoption process to make it easier for youngsters to find homes in loving families.  I was … [Read more...]

In 2008, then-Delegate (now Secretary of Transportation) Shannon Valentine and I were able to pull off a minor miracle by convincing Gov. Tim Kaine to include major state funding for new daily passenger rail service that would run from Lynchburg, in Valentine’s district, through … [Read more...]

On Friday, February 1, 2019, news broke that Gov. Northam’s medical school yearbook page included a photo from 1984 with one person in blackface next to a classmate dressed in KKK garb.  Immediate calls for his resignation came from across the country. On the following Tuesday, … [Read more...]

The Virginia Constitution makes it very difficult to restore the civil rights of former felons who have completed their sentences and returned from prison; rights may only be restored upon Gubernatorial approval.  Gov. Terry McAuliffe boldly stated this was unfair and unjust, … [Read more...]